Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2006 / Notices 17099 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0281; FRL–7772–1] 

Pesticides; NAFTA Guidance 

Document on Requirements for 

Tolerances on Imported Commodities 

in the U.S. and Canada; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of the NAFTA Guidance 

Document on Requirements for 

Tolerances on Imported Commodities in 

the United States and Canada. It follows 

up on an April 16, 2003 notice, which 

made a proposed version of the 

document available for a 60–day public 

comment period. The document 

provides detailed guidance on data 

requirements that meet NAFTA 

standards for the establishment of 

pesticide import tolerances or maximum 

residue levels in Canada and the United 

States, and has been developed 

consistently with the goals of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement. This 

guidance document does not change the 

U.S. data requirements for obtaining a 

U.S. import tolerance. This common 

approach to the establishment of import 

tolerances is expected to promote trade 

between North America and the rest of 

the world and maintain North American 

high standards for food safety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert McNally, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division, (7508C), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 308–

8085; fax number: (703) 308–8041; email address: mcnally.robert@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you sell, manufacture, or 

use pesticides for agricultural 

applications, produce food, distribute or 

sell food, or implement governmental 

pesticide regulations. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Food manufacturers (NAICS 311), 

e.g., Commercial processors. 

• Pesticide Manufacturers (NAICS 

32532), e.g., pesticide registrants and 

pesticide producers. 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

identification number (ID) [EPA–HQ–

OPP–2002–0281; FRL–7772–1]. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 

Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., 

Arlington, VA. This Docket Facility is 

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. The 

guidance document itself is available on 

the NAFTA Technical Working Group 

in the Pesticides website at http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppfead1/international/ 

naftatwg/. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

This notice announces the availability 

of the NAFTA Guidance Document on 

Data Requirements for Tolerances on 

Imported Commodities. It has been 

developed consistently with the goals of 

the North American Free Trade 

Agreement (NAFTA). A common 

NAFTA approach to import tolerances 

will promote trade between North 

American and the rest of the world. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

On June 1, 2000, EPA issued in the 

Federal Register U.S. guidance on 

import tolerances. The NAFTA 

Guidance Document on Data 

Requirements for Tolerances on 

Imported Commodities in the United 

States and Canada is consistent with the 

earlier guidance. 

EPA regulates pesticides under two 

major statues: The Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

and the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). FIFRA requires 

that pesticides be registered (licensed) 

by EPA before they may be sold or 

distributed for use in the United States. 

Section 408 of the FFDCA authorizes 

EPA to establish, modify or maintain 

tolerances or tolerance exemptions for 

pesticide residues in or on food. Any 

food with pesticide residues not covered 

by a tolerance or tolerance exemption 

(or with residues in excess of the 

tolerance) may be subject to regulatory 

action by the U.S. government 

(including seizure). Pesticide tolerances 

and exemptions are enforced by 

individual states and the U.S. Food and 

Drug Administration for most foods, and 

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

for meat, poultry, and some egg 

products. 

EPA has an obligation under section 

408 of the FFDCA to establish tolerances 

for pesticide chemicals at levels that are 

‘‘safe.’’ EPA also has an obligation to 

ensure that the tolerances continue to be 

‘‘safe’’ over time, since new information 

may alter EPA’s earlier safety finding 

under the FFDCA. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: March 29, 2006. 

James Jones, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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